Post by robeiae on Mar 23, 2017 8:12:24 GMT -5
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/global-brands-shun-google-p9zlr7bq7
Google's stock has indeed dipped in the last two days (looks like a buying opportunity to me).
Anyway, Ben Domenech at The Federalist predicts the consequences:
Personally, I find the development of Google the company--and how perceptions of it change across time--to be fascinating. I remember when Google was king of the world for standing up to US Government demands for info, when it was the undisputed champion of free speech. Now, it's catching heat for being too free, for not curbing content. Ah, progress...
Global brands including Volkswagen, Toyota and Tesco last night joined the more than 250 companies that have suspended advertising deals with Google as the internet giant apologised for failing to crack down on extremism.
ITV, Aviva and Heinz also pulled advertising from YouTube, Google’s video platform, after an investigation by The Times found the companies promoted on videos posted by hate preachers, rape apologists and homophobic extremists banned from entering Britain...
Brian Wieser, a US media analyst, downgraded Google’s stock yesterday, warning that the scandal could have global repercussions.
ITV, Aviva and Heinz also pulled advertising from YouTube, Google’s video platform, after an investigation by The Times found the companies promoted on videos posted by hate preachers, rape apologists and homophobic extremists banned from entering Britain...
Brian Wieser, a US media analyst, downgraded Google’s stock yesterday, warning that the scandal could have global repercussions.
Google's stock has indeed dipped in the last two days (looks like a buying opportunity to me).
Anyway, Ben Domenech at The Federalist predicts the consequences:
Now, Google is not a public platform, and of course there is all sorts of awful content that is on a daily basis flagged and removed with objections that are justified. But you can see the direction this type of story is headed. First Google will be forced to hire people to do a better job of policing its sites, tasked with removing “extremist” content – and then there will be definitional drifts in how such content is considered extreme. What is religious speech in some parts of the world will be hate speech in some other parts of the world, and then the ability to use the platforms that have come to dominate the space will be determined by the priorities of the corporations involved.
You have the right to free speech as an American – you have no right to use YouTube to do it. And the mobs that exist can form very quickly if they are offended by your presence there. Be mindful of this in the years to come.
You have the right to free speech as an American – you have no right to use YouTube to do it. And the mobs that exist can form very quickly if they are offended by your presence there. Be mindful of this in the years to come.
Personally, I find the development of Google the company--and how perceptions of it change across time--to be fascinating. I remember when Google was king of the world for standing up to US Government demands for info, when it was the undisputed champion of free speech. Now, it's catching heat for being too free, for not curbing content. Ah, progress...
